Human Resource Management: a contemporary approach - Couverture souple

Claydon, Tim; Beardwell, Julie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0273707639 ISBN 13 : 9780273707639

Editeur : Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 2007

Synopsis

The expert authors of this leading text present a thorough introduction to HRM by exploring a variety of perspectives, styles and arguments. It takes a rigorous, critical approach that makes contemporary developments in Human Resource Management accessible to students.

 

They explore the most pressing and topical themes and debates of today – HR strategy, gender and diversity, and employee rights, involvement and participation – whilst covering in depth the theory and practice of the operational aspects of HRM. The final part of the text compares trends in HRM around the world, with a particular focus on India and China, as well as the influence of multinational corporations on the practice of HRM.

 

Human Resource Managementis written for undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA students, as well as those studying for the CIPD qualifications

A propos du livre

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The expert authors of this leading textbook adopt and encourage a critical view on contemporary developments in human resource management, exploring a range of questions including:

 

·        What effect does globalisation have on the practice of human resource management?

 

·        How is HRM developing in the rapidly growing economies of China and India?

 

·        Why are skills and knowledge so crucial to an organisation’s competitive advantage?

 

 

 

The text covers the most pressing and topical themes and debates of today – HR strategy, gender and diversity, and employee rights, involvement and participation – whilst covering in depth the theory and practice of the operational aspects of HRM. The final part of the text compares trends in HRM around the world, with a particular focus on India and China, as well as the influence of multinational corporations on the practice of HRM.

 

Regular invitations to 'stop and think', questions and activities, and recommended further reading enable you to learn and research effectively. And a wealth of relevant and appealing case studies and examples include:

 

-         human resource planning for the London 2012 Olympics

-         online selection testing at Cadbury Schweppes

-         employee motivation at Harley Davidson

-         career development at soft drinks giant Britvic

-         talent spotting and the ‘corporate boot camp’ at multinational GE

 

 

Human Resource Management is written for undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA students, as well as those studying for the CIPD qualifications.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0273707639
• ISBN 13: 9780273707639
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 720
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie